Control Systems Vocabulary

noun a shooting or passing beyond a target, as in a missile test

verb to shoot or go beyond (a target or mark)

• The company's revenue is projected to overshoot expectations this quarter.
• I think we might overshoot our budget if we keep spending like this.
• Dude, we totally overshot the mark with that party last night.
• Her emotions overshot and she couldn't control her anger.

noun the act of reacting, responding, or influencing something that has already occurred

• The retroaction from the previous decision was taken into consideration during the meeting.
• We need to think about the retroaction from our last project before moving forward.
• I'm curious to see the retroaction from that controversial tweet.
• The retroaction of her actions came back to haunt her in the end.

noun FSM - acronym for Finite State Machine, a mathematical model of computation used in computer science and engineering

• Finite State Machine (FSM) is a mathematical model used to design computer programs.
• I'm learning about FSMs in my computer science class.
• FSM is like a puzzle solver for coding.
• Using FSM is like following a flowchart to navigate through different scenarios.